SUSE / openSUSEThis Forum is for the discussion of Suse Linux.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Firstly, I downloaded FF 1.0 and installed in in /usr/loca/src. It worked ok. But then I found FF in suse distro (in Gnome desktop I believe and decided to install it from there). So I did it and saw that it was 0.10 release. I think it was installed to /opt/MozillaFirefox. So I decided to move the files from src to opt. Now I have a problem. Under root FF works ok, but when I try to launch in inder a user it does not. Also the links in Thunderbird do not open in FF (they do not open at all). I can change the way to the file in the button on the task bar, but I cannot make the links work. I think that it should be somewhere in path but I have no idea how to fix it. COuld anyone help?
I dont' knwo how many times I've played with this very issue, and here's what I've come up with:
Uninstall both versions, then reinstall from your suse packages. then run YOU, and you'll have a newer, but not newest version. it's ok though, because that one has the "edit-> preferences -> advanced -> software update" thing. hit check now, and it'll update your firefox automatically and leave it in the same spot so your links still work. if that doesn't work, let me know.
Did you uninstall the version you installed in /usr/local/src? Have you uninstalled every version of Firefox you installed previously and installed the one that abisko00 recommended?
You may need to delete the ~.mozilla/firefox files before installing a new copy. Choose 'show hidden files' under the view button of the Konqueror file manager. Since you installed multiple versions in different directories, you'll need to look in /usr/local/src and /opt/MozillaFirefox for files that have the . before the name. Like /opt/MozillaFirefox/.mozilla/firebird/profiles.ini
Also, I recommend downloading the firefox-installer from mozilla.org to your home directory and installing it as a regular user. Here are the instructions:
Linux/GTK2
Extract the tarball and run the installer like so:
tar -xzvf firefox-1.0.installer.tar.gz
cd firefox-installer
./firefox-installer
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.